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Mentoring in Canada from the Past to the Present

The characteristics of historical, contemporary and future mentoring in Canada with examples of mentoring relationships between famous Canadians, as well as quotes from well-known Canadians about
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The characteristics of historical, contemporary and future mentoring in Canada with examples of mentoring relationships between famous Canadians, as well as quotes from well-known Canadians about mentoring.

13.
Mentoring in The Past
“The Narrative of Greatness”
And the wall came tumbling down: The Real Story
Canadian Mentoring Brought Down the Berlin Wall
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14.
Mentoring in The Past
“The Narrative of Greatness”
And the wall came tumbling down: The Real Story
Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000)
15th Prime Minister of Canada
Mikhail Gorbachev
President of the Soviet Union
Eugene Whelan
Canadian Minister of Agriculture
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev (1923-2005)
Soviet Ambassador to Canada

25.
Mentoring in The Present
“The Narrative of Possibility”
Examples
• 30,000 adult mentors matched to
100,000 students for dropout
prevention in Canada
• 70% of top 1000 most productive
Canadian corporations provide
some form of mentoring

26.
Mentoring in The Present
“The Narrative of Possibility”
Examples
• 30,000 adult mentors matched to
100,000 students for dropout
prevention in Canada
• 70% of top 1000 most productive
Canadian corporations provide
some form of mentoring
Michael J. Fox
Mentored by
Gary David Goldberg
Bobby Orr
Mentor to
Robert Thirsk

27.
Mentoring in The Present
“The Narrative of Possibility”
Examples
• 30,000 adult mentors matched to
100,000 students for dropout
prevention in Canada
• 70% of top 1000 most productive
Canadian corporations provide
some form of mentoring
• “Mentoring” results in 60 million hits
on Google

28.
Mentoring in The Present
“The Narrative of Possibility”
Examples
• 30,000 adult mentors matched to
100,000 students for dropout
prevention in Canada
• 70% of top 1000 most productive
Canadian corporations provide
some form of mentoring
• “Mentoring” results in 60 million hits
on Google
Rick Hansen
Mentored by
Terry Fox
Phyllis Yaffe
Mentored by
Peter Grant

29.
Mentoring in The Present
“The Narrative of Possibility”
Examples
• 30,000 adult mentors matched to
100,000 students for dropout
prevention in Canada
• 70% of top 1000 most productive
Canadian corporations provide
some form of mentoring
• “Mentoring” results in 60 million hits
on Google
• 19 organizations offer software for
managing mentoring

30.
Mentoring in The Present
“The Narrative of Possibility”
Examples
• 30,000 adult mentors matched to
100,000 students for dropout
prevention in Canada
• 70% of top 1000 most productive
Canadian corporations provide
some form of mentoring
• “Mentoring” results in 60 million hits
on Google
• 19 organizations offer software for
managing mentoring
Ronnie Hawkins
Mentor to
Robbie Robertson
Carol Welsman
Mentored by
Christiane Legrand

31.
Mentoring in The Present
“The Narrative of Possibility”
Examples
• 30,000 adult mentors matched to
100,000 students for dropout prevention
in Canada
• 70% of top 1000 most productive
Canadian corporations provide some
form of mentoring
• “Mentoring” results in 60 million hits on
Google
• 19 organizations offer software for
managing mentoring
• 23 organizations provide 100’s of fee-
based peer mentoring groups for
executives and CEOs

32.
Mentoring in The Present
“The Narrative of Possibility”
Examples
• 30,000 adult mentors matched to
100,000 students for dropout prevention
in Canada
• 70% of top 1000 most productive
Canadian corporations provide some
form of mentoring
• “Mentoring” results in 60 million hits on
Google
• 19 organizations offer software for
managing mentoring
• 23 organizations provide 100’s of fee-
based peer mentoring groups for
executives and CEOs
Alexandra Wrubleski
Mentored by
Clara Hughes
Rey Carr
Mentored by
John F. Kennedy

34.
Mentoring in The Future
“The Narrative of Transformation”
Supporting Trends
• Rise of software-based systems
• Influence of social networking
• Merging of coaching & mentoring
• Aging population & longevity
• Expertise less valued than collaboration
• Lifestyle more important than career
• Focus on global skills
• Creativity and competence of youth
• Increase in empathy, social support, &
helping self by helping others
• Increase in cultural diversity
• History of peacekeeping & compassion
In my experience, a mentor doesn't necessarily tell
you what to do, but more importantly, tells you what
they did or might do, then trusts you to draw your own
conclusions and act accordingly. If you succeed, they'll
take one step back, and if you screw up, they'll take
one step closer. What it is they teach you...pass it on.
— Michael J. Fox
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goesIn everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes
out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter without. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with
another human being. We should be thankful for thoseanother human being. We should be thankful for those
people who rekindle the inner spirit.people who rekindle the inner spirit.
—— Albert SchweitzerAlbert Schweitzer
Suddenly the word mentoring is on everyone’s lips…Suddenly the word mentoring is on everyone’s lips…
Wherever you look around the world, mentoring isWherever you look around the world, mentoring is
becoming part of the solution to issues of communitybecoming part of the solution to issues of community
or business development.or business development.
—— David ClutterbuckDavid Clutterbuck

35.
Mentoring in The Future
“The Narrative of Transformation”
Supporting Data
• 24% of working Canadians believe the most important factor in a good work
environment is the opportunity to learn new skills.
• Quality of life, social and peer support for people over 50 on the increase in
urban centres throughout Canada.
• 89% of people living outside Canada rated Canada as having the best
qualities of life anywhere in the world. More than 50% said they would
abandon their homelands to move to Canada if they could. The UN Quality of
Life Index rates Canada as the fourth best place to live.
One of the things about life is that it often takes a long time to really get even the simplest truths. We can
be sent the same message over and over and fail to see it...we often need input from a teacher, mentor, or
friend who can shed light on our situation and show us what we need to do, where we can go deeper, and
how we can change.
— Lisa Oz

36.
Mentoring in The Future
“Your Own Narrative”
• Recall your earliest
memory of someone
that you might call a
non-family mentor.
• What was it that you
learned from that
person?
• In what way(s) have
you put that learning
into practice in your
current life/work?

37.
Mentoring in The Future
“Your Own Narrative”
• Think of a person
currently that you
might or do refer
to as a mentor.
• What is it that you
are learning from
that person?
• In what way(s)
are you using that
learning in your
current life and/or
work?

38.
Mentoring in The Future
“Your Own Narrative”
• Think of a person
you would like to
have as a mentor.
• What would that
person gain from
being your
mentor?
• How will you put
what you’ve
learned about
mentoring into
practice?